We have laws in this country. I follow them and I expect everyone else to follow them. I also expect everyone to be held equally accountable to the law, no matter who you are. It’s a pretty simple concept. So please, don’t excuse someone being in this country illegally because a business man is breaking the law by hiring that person. Both are breaking the law and both should be held accountable.
It’s not unreasonable for an officer of the law to ask for proof of legal residency when he/she has legitimate reason to suspect the person is not legal. If your argument is, “well, a driver license doesn’t prove you’re a legal resident.” Then the problem isn’t with the new law, it’s with the old driver license or ID card. Until that gets fixed, I’m sorry that the law is a burden on some people, but that’s the way it is. Some things in life are not fair. You should expect to either carry proof of legal residency around with you or make sure to not do illegal stuff. Don’t speed. Don’t run stop signs. Don’t hang out with gangs.
I think the bottom line here is…IF YOU’RE HERE LEGALLY YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!! Only people who are breaking the law should be worried…and they should be very worried.
So what in the world is everyone freaking out about? The police aren’t going to be “profiling” anyone. They aren’t going to be stopping brown skinned people who can’t speak english who are just walking down the streets just for fun because they have this cool new law to play with. You’re all freaking out, causing this uproar over NOTHING. “Oh…someone’s civil liberties MIGHT be violated.” %^*&#!!!!! THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!! How about we deal with the civil liberties that are broken every day before we deal with those that MIGHT happen sometime in the future!! Oh…because you particular people who are bitch’n about this specific thing couldn’t give a crap about some civil liberties, you only care about certain ones.
You know what? I care about ALL civil liberties. If someones civil liberties are violated because of this law I would stand up next to the people who are yelling and screaming right now. I have zero tolerance for violation of our constitutionally protected rights.
This you should know about me as your candidate for Governor. I strongly believe in the law. As far as signing legislation goes, it’s the Governors job to determine whether a bill placed before him is constitutional, and whether or not it has reached his desk in an ethical manner. If the answer to both is “yes”, then the bill is signed. If the answer to either is “no”, there is a veto. Politics does not come into play. Morals has nothing to do with the decision. Religion has no part in this. This is simply the will of the people. Not the will of the Governor. At this point the Governor is simply a check and balance on the system.
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I thought it was the Supreme Court's job to decide if a bill was constitutional or not.
ReplyDeleteEvery elected official takes an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the state. So this makes the Governor just as responsible to consider the constitutionality of a bill as the Supreme Court. This is the "checks and balance system". The difference is, the Supreme Court rules only when a claim is brought to them. At least that's how I understand it. I'm not a lawyer.
ReplyDelete"IF YOU’RE HERE LEGALLY YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!!"
ReplyDeleteUnless of course you get pulled over because you "look" like an illegal immigrant.
How is that different from "looking" like you are drunk or high? You may not be, but could still be pulled over for it and asked for you license and registration (your "papers").
ReplyDeleteExactly. Every single one of us can be asked for our "papers" for no good reason at almost any time. It's happened to me more than once. And once again, we really should give the authorities in Arizona and everyone else a chance before we start calling them racist. If it turns out that the law is abused, then something should be done. Speaking of which, doesn't anyone mind illegal alien's abusing our laws? Or is it just when the police abuse the law?
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